Book Launch: Ellen Skrmetti, Cattywampus

The Snail on the Wall bookstore and Walker’s Market are pleased to welcome Ellen Skrmetti to celebrate the launch of her book, Cattywampus. The Snail on the Wall bookstore and Walker’s Market are pleased to present Ellen Skrmetti, comedian and bestselling author, to celebrate the launch of her new book, Cattywampus, a collection of hilarious essays about what happens when life goes sideways. The event will be at Walker’s Market on Tuesday, November 3. The event begins at 6:30 pm. A book signing will follow the talk. Tickets are $30 and include: • A copy of Cattywampus, by Ellen Skrmetti • Light refreshments from Walker's Market before the event • 15% discount at The Snail on the Wall bookstore that evening, before and after the event About Cattywampus: Cattywampus (adj.) Pronunciation: kat-ee-wom-puhs Origin: Southern American English • Positioned askew, crooked or out of alignment; not straight • In disarray; turned sideways; off course • A state of life in which plans have unraveled, expectations have shifted, and nothing is operating according to the original instructions. Such as when you’re living your life, raising your kids ... and then suddenly you’re raising your parents too. When your hormones go haywire and you’re navigating “The Change” with no warning ... and at the same time your daughter is navigating her own "changes." (You also have to navigate that fact that nobody in the South calls things by their real names.) When you’re forced to confront the possibility that you haven’t always seen everything clearly, and you need to course-correct, stat.